Love to Sew

We celebrate one year of podcasting with an extra long question and answer episode dedicated to you, our listeners! Questions about business, our personal lives, our sewing habits, and more in this special anniversary episode!

Caroline and I met after connecting on instagram and realizing we live in the same city! Meeting up in real life with fellow sewists can be so much fun. If you want to find fellow sewists in your city, state, province, or country, try using these location hashtags! Tell us your hashtags in the comments! We hope you join us . . #canadasews #bcsews #vancouversews #lovetosewpodcast #welovetosew

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Sarai Mitnick gives us a peek behind the scenes of Colette Patterns and Seamwork Magazine. We discuss building an inspiring workplace, bringing sewists together online, and handling challenges in business. Sarai also chats with us about body positivity and self-image as it relates to our sewing practice.

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Erin Meiklejohn teaches us all about bra making supplies, fitting lingerie, and what is involved in sewing your own bras. We get to hear the story behind her business, Emerald Erin, and her plans for future patterns!

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What is the real cost of making our own clothes? We tackle the tricky topic of money in this episode about sewing financials. How do sewists budget? How much fabric do we buy? How do we feel about our spending habits? Hear what the community told us!

#throwbackthursday to that time I nailed the boomerang in my fave #mandyboattee I made this in the same stripey bamboo & cotton jersey we have in stock, and this is a free pattern from @tessutifabrics Happy Thursday everyone! #blackbirdfabrics #memadewardrobe #indiesewing #fabricshop #fabriclove #tbt

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Colette Guanta joins us to talk about her fabric shop and pattern company, Tessuti! We hear the inspiring story of how Tessuti Fabrics began, and how it has evolved over the past quarter century.

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We are celebrating episode 50 this week with a special recap of our time spent travelling together to Pattern Review Weekend, Prince Edward County, and Montreal. We recorded some mini interviews along the way, including a sewing pep talk from Heather Lou and an intro to bra-making with Emerald Erin!

Watch our instagram story about our trip!

Pattern Review Weekend:

Prince Edward County:

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Montreal:

I had so much fun at the @lovetosew.podcast meet-up in Montreal! It’s so fabulous to meet people I’ve chatted with for years and meet new-to-me sewists, too! #sewingisfun #lovetosewmeetup #lovetosewpodcast #sewcialists #sewcializing #ilovesewing #handmadewardrobe #vermontsews #montrealsews

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Thank you to everyone that came to our meet-up!

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Lauren Taylor is here to talk about running her sewing blog, Lladybird, for almost a decade! Lauren is a sewing instructor, freelance tailor, and inspiring member of the sewing community. She gives us tips for increasing sewing productivity and finding time for creative hobbies.

Lauren’s 2017 OAL makes – Anaheim Sweater & Kim Dress

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Tanya Hughes shares her thoughts on sewing vintage patterns and fabrics. She tells us about some of her more involved projects and what it is really like to wear fashions from past decades. Tanya goes above and beyond with her sewing and has so many great tips to share.

Source: Basic Sewing Tips by Bright Apple Blossom

Source: Met Museum

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Are you thinking about sewing a swimsuit this summer? We’ve got you covered! Get tips on choosing fabrics and patterns and techniques for a professional finish. We also chat about our experiences wearing swimwear and how we can be more body positive at the beach!

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Lisa Comfort tells the story of Sew Over It, her online and in-person sewing shop. Lisa sells patterns, fabrics, classes, and more! She started small and has grown her business into one of the biggest indie sewing companies in the world.

Source: https://fabrickated.com/2016/09/19/anything-for-the-weekend-lisa-comforts-capsule-wardrobe/

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